11+ hour, 28+ min ago (251+ words) The early-season college basketball event on the cutting edge of the NIL era is looking for a new media rights deal. Players Era Festival, the multi-team event (MTE) in its second year, is reportedly "in discussions" with ESPN, Fox, Netflix, and incumbent broadcaster TNT Sports for a multiyear media rights deal beginning next season, according to Ben Portnoy in Sports Business Journal. Sports Business Journal also reported that the Big 12 will take a 15% equity stake in the event. In return, the conference's top eight finishers from the prior year will receive automatic bids into the Players Era event. This season, the tournament expanded to include a women's event as well. Given the caliber of schools Players Era has attracted thus far, it wouldn't be surprising if the event garners a rather competitive bidding process among potential broadcast partners. A 32-team…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago (339+ words) Geoff Arnold won't be returning to the Orioles' broadcast booth in 2026. The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network chose not to renew Arnold's contract after it expired following the 2025 season, The Athletic's Britt Ghiroli reported. Orioles radio play-by-play announcer Geoff Arnold will not be returning in 2026, sources say. He was recently named one of Front Office Sports 26 rising pxp stars. Spent 5 years at Class-A before making the jump to MASN in 2020. " Britt Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) November 24, 2025 It's a surprising move for a broadcaster who seemed to be on the rise. Arnold won the 2023 Maryland Sportscaster of the Year award and was recently named one of Front Office Sports' 26 play-by-play announcers to watch. He was even a finalist for the Marlins' primary TV job last year, which eventually went to Jack McMullen. Arnold joined MASN in 2020 after spending five years calling games for the Frederick Keys,…...

15+ hour, 43+ min ago (292+ words) Taking to social media on Sunday, Jordon Hudson indicated that she's planning on suing Pablo Torre. And at least one of the Pablo Torre Finds Out host's colleagues at Meadowlark Media hopes she follows through. "Just a quick message to you, Jordon: bring it," David Samson said on Monday's episode of Nothing Personal with David Samson. "I can't wait to read what law firm of Dewey Cheatham and Howe Inc. is going to represent you in some sort of defamation case and how you will crawl over the Supreme Court cases that say that what Pablo " defamation? He's barely been descriptive for crying out loud. Samson's comments come in reference to an Instagram post from Hudson, which she captioned, "P.S., I'm suing you @pstorre." While it's unclear what the basis of the 24-year-old's lawsuit would be, Torre has dedicated multiple episode…...